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title: "Telomere Strategy: Why Body Size Changes Everything"
description: "Humans suppress telomerase as a cancer defense — so telomere-lengthening supplements may backfire. Here's what the science actually says for your body."
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# Telomere Strategy: Why Body Size Changes Everything

> Humans suppress telomerase as a cancer defense — so telomere-lengthening supplements may backfire. Here's what the science actually says for your body.

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